Monday, October 8, 2007
Prewrite
1. What are you good at? i am good at math.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? i feel smart.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? i would feel upset.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more.
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
answer1:volt finds out that tao is late. tao wants to draw but it is illegal for him in his village.
answer2:i think tao will arrive earlier from now on. i think eventually he will become an official cave painter.
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?
answer1:tao needs to find food.
answer2:the wolf has something in its jaw that may cause it to die.
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
answer1:they learn to hunt together.
answer2:he tells him he should use wolf dogs to hunt.
answer3:i would feel angry to know that a boy cant bring food for the starving people because he forgot. Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.
answer:tao can finally hear about his mother after 14 years. his mother is a kind beautiful woman that is crafty and a visionary person. she is kind enough not to give him up to be eaten by hyenas because he is crippled. she is very crafty and makes necklaces out of grass
and beads. and she visions many pictures in the sky. Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?
2. Which is easier for him and why?
answer1:tao tries to draw a horse and a wolf dog.
answer2:the wolf is easier because he can actually see it.
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
answer1:gray beard realizes that tao hunts with a wolf dog and hunts in forbidden land.
answer2:gray beard does not know that tao draws animals in his cave.
answer3:graybeard thinks of volt as good.
Chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?
answer1:i was shocked to see him so angry.
answer2:i disagree with graybeard.
answer3:it was true then but not now.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today.
What situation did you imagine?
answer1:i imagine someone wanting to work making tattoos and making them on other people's skin.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
What does this tell you about his character?
answer1:i think graybeard changed his mind because he wanted to return tao's kindness.
answer2:this tells me graybeard is a kind fair person.
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
2. What almost happened to Tao?
answer1:the mountains that walk are the mammoth.
answer2:tao was almost killed.
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
answer1:i think he is a good teacher because he doesn't disipline to you to much.
answer2:i would because he is old and full of wisdom.
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
answer1:Fish oil, animal blood, animal fat, duck eggs. the animal fat.
answer2:he is afraid because he thinks graybeard might die.
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
answer1:yes because volt might change his mind and think ram is a good hunter.
answer2:i think ram will be killed.
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
answer1:to get ram back.
answer2:graybeard decides to let tao paint in the secret cavern
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?
answer1:tao is lost
Chapter 16
Monday, October 8, 2007
Prewrite
1. What are you good at? i am good at math.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? i feel smart.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? i would feel upset.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more.
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
answer1:volt finds out that tao is late. tao wants to draw but it is illegal for him in his village.
answer2:i think tao will arrive earlier from now on. i think eventually he will become an official cave painter.
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter?
answer1:tao needs to find food.
answer2:the wolf has something in its jaw that may cause it to die.
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
answer1:they learn to hunt together.
answer2:he tells him he should use wolf dogs to hunt.
answer3:i would feel angry to know that a boy cant bring food for the starving people because he forgot. Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.
answer:tao can finally hear about his mother after 14 years. his mother is a kind beautiful woman that is crafty and a visionary person. she is kind enough not to give him up to be eaten by hyenas because he is crippled. she is very crafty and makes necklaces out of grass
and beads. and she visions many pictures in the sky. Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?
2. Which is easier for him and why?
answer1:tao tries to draw a horse and a wolf dog.
answer2:the wolf is easier because he can actually see it.
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
answer1:gray beard realizes that tao hunts with a wolf dog and hunts in forbidden land.
answer2:gray beard does not know that tao draws animals in his cave.
answer3:graybeard thinks of volt as good.
Chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?
answer1:i was shocked to see him so angry.
answer2:i disagree with graybeard.
answer3:it was true then but not now.
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today.
What situation did you imagine?
answer1:i imagine someone wanting to work making tattoos and making them on other people's skin.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
What does this tell you about his character?
answer1:i think graybeard changed his mind because he wanted to return tao's kindness.
answer2:this tells me graybeard is a kind fair person.
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
2. What almost happened to Tao?
answer1:the mountains that walk are the mammoth.
answer2:tao was almost killed.
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
answer1:i think he is a good teacher because he doesn't disipline to you to much.
answer2:i would because he is old and full of wisdom.
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
answer1:Fish oil, animal blood, animal fat, duck eggs. the animal fat.
answer2:he is afraid because he thinks graybeard might die.
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
answer1:yes because volt might change his mind and think ram is a good hunter.
answer2:i think ram will be killed.
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
answer1:to get ram back.
answer2:graybeard decides to let tao paint in the secret cavern
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?
answer1:tao is lost
Chapter 16